Ciliate biology: dynamin goes nuclear.
Dynamin and dynamin-related proteins (DRPs) mediate an array of membrane fission processes. A Tetrahymena DRP has adopted a new role, assisting in nuclear differentiation, a finding that further highlights these proteins - and this ciliate - as biological innovators.
Chalker
Douglas L
DL
Biology Department, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, USA. dchalker@biology2.wustl.edu
D000818:Animals; D034281:Dynamins / Q000378:metabolism*; D048648:Macronucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D009685:Nuclear Envelope / Q000378:metabolism*; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016808:Tetrahymena thermophila / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*
D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D034281:Dynamins